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10 Ways the Left Has Politicized the Coronavirus Pandemic
PJ Media ^ | March 16, 2020 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 03/16/2020 3:52:24 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat

It was disgusting to see the way Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders politicized the coronavirus pandemic during their debate Sunday night. I expected as much, to be honest.

A public health crisis is no time for partisanship. Sadly, for the left, they saw the coronavirus pandemic was just another opportunity for them to take down Trump. From the Russian collusion hoax to the bogus impeachment, they’ve tried relentlessly to find something to not just damage him, but to end his presidency.

The left’s politicization of the coronavirus pandemic has taken many forms, and I’ve compiled the most significant examples below.

(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: clickbait; coronavirus; hysteria; media; msm; panic; politicization; theleft
Really comprehensive list.
1 posted on 03/16/2020 3:52:24 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

OH for crime in Italy!

It’s not the virus that’s hurting us. It’s the medias driven panic!

It’s gonna hurt more people than the virus ever could.

These people truly hate.

I can’t fathom that.


2 posted on 03/16/2020 4:06:25 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: CheshireTheCat

They are the ones fueling the panic.


3 posted on 03/16/2020 4:06:40 PM PDT by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2020 - Keep America Great)
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To: CheshireTheCat

FYI: Latest numbers is USA on 3/16/2020 7PM EDT:

Coronavirus numbers from Johns Hopkins https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Influenza numbers from the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2017-2018.htm

Coronavirus cases in USA 2019-2020: 4,442; Deaths in USA: 77.
Influenza cases in USA 2012-2013: not listed; Deaths in USA: 56,000.

I wonder who was President in 2013-2014?


4 posted on 03/16/2020 4:07:16 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: CheshireTheCat

We’ve gladly allowed the Left and the Fake News to politicize this! We’ve accepted the apocalypse based on 7,100 people dying from Coronavirus!

The media beat us, and we allowed this to happen! This mass hysteria has the power to completely destroy our economy, our savings, our retirements and our jobs!

We are utter fools!


5 posted on 03/16/2020 4:16:00 PM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

The left and the Chinese along with Soros and the globalist are responsible for this, they want to hang this burning tire around trumps neck


7 posted on 03/16/2020 4:21:47 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: CheshireTheCat

bkmk


8 posted on 03/16/2020 4:32:07 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: CheshireTheCat

The Coronavirus has sure slowed down the no-borders-one-world-government crowd.

Thank God we still have national borders.


9 posted on 03/16/2020 4:44:21 PM PDT by abclily
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To: CheshireTheCat

You’ve got to pass the quarantine to see what’s in it!


10 posted on 03/16/2020 4:48:37 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Artcore

What would you suggest we do?

The entire nation is waiting for your answer.


11 posted on 03/16/2020 4:52:22 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: veritasdavino

Nice try, Newbie

“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. You know that, right? Coronavirus. They’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs, you say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’, ‘Oh, nothing, nothing.’ They have no clue, they don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa, they can’t even count. No, they can’t. They can’t count their votes. One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything, they tried it over and over, they’ve been doing it since he got in. It’s all turning, they lost. It’s all turning, think of it, think of it. And this is their new hoax. But you know we did something that’s been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early, we went early, we could have had a lot more than that.”


12 posted on 03/16/2020 4:56:40 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: veritasdavino
You are either a troll, a liar, or just too lazy to do any fact checking yourself!

The President Never said that the virus was a hoax!

"The Washington Post's fact-checker column awarded four Pinocchios to former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday for a campaign ad that creates "a false narrative that does not reflect the event as it occurred."

The column said the video manipulation distorts President Trump's remarks about the coronavirus.

The campaign ad says Trump referred to the coronavirus as "a hoax" at a campaign rally in South Carolina last month, but Washington Post fact-checker Meg Kelly called the editing of the president's remarks a "blatant" misrepresentation.

"At the 10-second mark [of the ad], the camera shows a tight shot of the president saying 'coronavirus' and then cuts to a wide shot where [Trump] says, 'this is their new hoax.' Both clips are from Trump’s Feb. 28 campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C., but he never said 'coronavirus, this is their new hoax.' Rather, Biden’s ad clipped a large part of Trump’s speech to make it seem as though he had."

"Ultimately, the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak, the fact that Trump had clarified his comments on the matter before the ad was released, and the blatant way the Biden camp isolated his remarks about the American Dream pushed us to Four Pinocchios," Kelly added. "Campaigns must be willing to make their case without resorting to video manipulation."

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/487461-washington-post-fact-checker-biden-ad-hitting-trump-uses-video-manipulation
13 posted on 03/16/2020 5:00:06 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: CheshireTheCat

I was sure that I would come on to Free Republic today, and see blazing headlines about the thousands and thousands of victims of corona virus.

The way the screaming media is pushing the fear, the fright, the concern, the anxiety, I expected the numbers to be astronomical.

What’s up?

Oh, I know, we all have it, but we just haven’t been TESTED for it yet. And if you get a test and it’s negative.

DON’T BELIEVE IT.


14 posted on 03/16/2020 5:02:59 PM PDT by Maris Crane (U)
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To: unixfox

Close everything down, avoid all people, and wait for the Democrats to come in and save us as our economy collapses!

The scariest thing about this is how easily we’re manipulated by our Fake News into full blown hysteria! The Left and the Fake News must be high fiving each other saying: “I can’t believe it was this easy!”

We are abject fools!


15 posted on 03/16/2020 5:04:29 PM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: veritasdavino
The reason that I was so harsh was because you posted that Trump called the virus a hoax!
(A Left and Media created lie!)

Now you say:
"Let’s place blame and point fingers later.
I think this is what the president and his team are calling for. If wanting Americans to unite in an emergency makes me a troll, then I pray for our great Nation.

You came along posting trash that the Left and the Media created!

Pointing fingers at Trump and lying about everything he does or doesn't do is Not what I'd call uniting!

The Left and the Media will continue to divide!
(Count on it!)

17 posted on 03/16/2020 5:36:35 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: veritasdavino
BTW: I'm also a N00B!😥
18 posted on 03/16/2020 5:40:00 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: CheshireTheCat

A Government Monopoly Led to Botched COVID-19 Test Kits, but Private Labs Are Now Saving the Day
The basic economic truth is that competition improves results
https://fee.org/articles/a-government-monopoly-led-to-botched-covid-19-test-kits-but-private-labs-are-now-saving-the-day/


20 posted on 03/16/2020 9:40:18 PM PDT by tbw2
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